Patna, May 1 -- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha on Thursday lauded the decision of the Cabinet Committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to conduct caste enumeration exercise together with the national census, termng it a decision for the "upliftment of future generations."

"The decision taken by Prime Minister Modi in the national interest was taken in Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minster Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi. The Prime Minister has taken a decision for the upliftment of the future generation," Sinha told reporters in Patna.

Sinha also attacked Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav for not implementing a caste census like the JD(U)-led government did while his party was in power.

"Tejashwi Yadav had...